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PERFORMANCE. (L-R) National Music Competition for Young Artists Awardees, Mhaze Danniel Lim on viola, Kirk Allen Mallorca on piano, Jade Rubis Riccio on vocals, and Andrew Constantino for clarinet perform a variation of songs during the concert “Gift of Music” held at the Luce Auditorium last July 12. PHOTO BY John Rey Villareal

Course org membership, no longer required next year

By Julien Marie S. Piñero SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS (SUSGComSO) said students will no longer be required to be part of their course organization next school year due to the new membership policy.

According to Cecil Ann Sung, committee head of ComSO, the membership policy transition

addresses the issue that was brought up several times from last year’s USPEAK event. Students were complaining about the required large organization fees that they pay, but do not see the value.

Sung said, “Organization fees are usually allocated [for] acquaintance party and Christmas party. Other than these two activities, there aren’t much activities that students can join or can benefit from.”

The membership policy transition

requires the council and academic organizations to be separated.

“The job of the organization is not to govern the students but to enrich the academic lives of the members,” Sung added. “The council should be the one governing the students, not the organization.”

However, academic organizations expressed concerns on their future activities.

Without requiring students to be members, it is difficult to fund activities.

manage their meager budget.”

“We should spend according to our available resources to help us sustain through the years when we have to embrace the K-12 Basic Education Program,” Salcedo said.

The program which adds two years of senior high school to the present ten years of what is now known as junior high school drastically reduces college enrolment for at least two school years.

The university implemented the budget allocations on all expenses because of the low enrolment in its newly-opened senior high school.

According to Flordeliza G. Sillero, SU Senior High School principal, there are 815 grade 11 students currently enrolled, far short of the 1,800 enrollees expected.

“The effect of the…severe decrease of 1st year [to 4th year students] will last up to five years. More reasons to tighten our belts to get through…this storm,” Salcedo added.

The decrease of the budget for meals and all other operational and expenditure items apply to all, from the administrators to the students. continue to page 4...

Quijano said that the government gives rights and privileges to the youth. In return, the youth must repay the government by doing its duties, obligations and responsibilities.

“Show the good in you; be a good example; obey the rules in this school; be a good student; Be good in your community.

Be active in your community.

Be a role model,” she claimed.

“Ipakita ninyo na even when nobody is watching, you are doing what is right, for example in your school,” said Quijano, who is also a teacher by profession.

Moreover, she believes that the good things the youth will do will create a ripple effect.

“The goodness within you will ripple to your seatmates and to your friends. The things that you do good, maapektuhan ang imong

family, imong mga igsoon and even your parents,” Quijano said.

She challenged the youth to let the people in their family, school, church and community realize their duties, obligations and responsibilities by being a role model of integrity.

On the other hand, Kimberly Alanano, a junior chemistry student from Negros Oriental State University (NORSU), said, “After the orientation, I have become [knowledgeable of the things I, as a student leader] can do for the country.

She challenged her fellow youth to become role models and that the change for goodness must start within them.

CIC Program Campus Integrity Crusaders refers to any non-partisan school-based youth organization recognized by continue to page 4...

Admin lowers budget allocation for meals to Php75

By Stephanie Ria L. Colinco

THE SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) Budget Office has lowered the whole university’s budget for meals during parties and other gatherings from Php100 to Php75.

It is done in order to cope with the adverse effects of the Department of Education’s K to 12 program which is being fully implemented nationwide starting this SY 2016-17.

Marcia Luz T. Salcedo, SU budget officer, said the decrease is “an initial step towards helping [all departments]

Quijano: Just live the life of integrity

By Ray Chen S. Bahinting

CHIEF OF CORRUPTION Prevention and Education Group of the Office of Ombudsman Visayas, Dr. Belle M. Quijano urged the youth to be role models of integrity in the fight against corruption during the Campus Integrity Crusaders (CIC) Orientation last July 18 at Silliman Hall.

Quijano said, “I still believe that you [the youths] is the hope of our country.

[You will] change whatever mistakes the old people have committed in the past. Our country depends on you...”

She added that the Office of the Ombudsman does not require the youth to “die.”

“Ayaw lang intawon ug kamatay for our country, (don’t die for our country), just be a role model, just do good. Just live the life of integrity.”

ComSO defended that all organizations should be on equal footing and academic organizations should find strategic ways in recruiting members.

ComSO have various reasons why membership policy transition should happen: stagnancy among organizations especially growth and development , lack of innovation in terms of creating new events and activities that students can enjoy , and leveling out the playing

field for all types of organization.

Academic organizations are usually on top in the status quo of ComSO’s annual organization ratings.

“They have the manpower to drive their activities and they also have the funding because they can require students to pay the org fee.”

Membership policy transition is still in the legal process but Sung confirmed that it will be fully implemented next school year.~

GENEROSITY. Genin Amiscaray, the 69th Miss Silliman, hands out school supplies to children of Managobsob Elementary School during the Miss Silliman Sapphire outreach program at Siaton last July 18. PHOTO BY Santia Onnycha Ursabia

NAMCYA winners perform in Luce Auditorium

By Mary Abigail Go

FEATURING THE National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) winners, the Silliman University Culture and Arts Committee (SUCAC) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines staged the concert Gift of Music at the Luce Auditorium last July 11-12.

The concert featured NAMCYA winners and musical prodigies from the University of Santo Tomas, namely, Jade Rubis Riccio, soprano - 2014 NAMCYA Second Prize Winner, Voice Category C & Best Interpretation of Competition Piece Award; Mhaze Danniel Lim, viola - 2015 NAMCYA Grand Prize & Special Prize Winner, Lower Strings;

Andrew Constantino, clarinet - 2015 NAMCYA Grand Prize Winner, Woodwinds; and Kirk Allen Mallorca, piano - 2015 NAMCYA Honorable Mention & Special Prize Winner.

In an interview with the performers, they expressed their gratitude to be able to tour around the Philippines and share their talents.

“Nakakakaba at the same time excited kami because we get to perform and tour some provinces,” Constantino said.

Riccio on the other hand, coming from a series of shows in Germany said, “It’s easier to perfom abroad kasi naiintindihan na nila yung lyrics pero iba pa rin mag perform para sa kapwa mo Pinoy. I just have to make them understand and feel the song kahit continue to page 4...

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the weekly sillimanian July 22, 2016

the weekly sillimanian July 22, 2016

OVERCOMING STUDENT APATHY

In Lieu of Victory

T

he new membership policy that will be implemented next year will no longer require students to be a part of their course organization.

This new membership policy addresses the issue that was brought up several times in last year’s USpeak event with the previous Silliman University Student Government administration from which, a number of students voiced out their complaints regarding the mandatory membership to their organizations where they are forced to join and pay large fees but felt that they do not get the most out of it.

The Weekly Sillimanian (tWS) believes that student apathy is prevalent in the campus. Students only go for attendance not because they wanted to but because they are required to by their respective colleges or departments. Thus, shedding a negative light upon the orgs they are in.

Apart from that, it is also in the belief of tWS that student organizations depend on student involvement and when students stop being involved or don’t do their part, the entire organization falls off.

Moreover, by looking at the bigger picture, there are a lot of things to take into consideration with this new policy.

First, academic organizations can widen their scope of members, since they can recruit students from other courses. Second, all organizations will have a level playing field. Third, academic organizations will not be stagnant since they have to catch the attention of students in joining their activities. Fourth, students can also widen their horizon, since the they can apply themselves to other academic orgs that they have a passion for but is not related to their practice, Fifth, students will not be paying large org fees that they don’t really see the value and lastly, dissemination of job will be equal: the organizations to support and enrich the academic lives of students and the council to govern the students.

On the other hand, funding for academic activity will be difficult since required fees are prohibited and academic organizations should put extra effort to attract the attention of students. tWS strongly agrees that there should be a separation between the academic organizations and the student councils because some academic orgs like MedTech Society, SU College of Nursing Association and Kapunungan sa mga Mass Communicators shoulders two jobs at the same time – ensuring the academic life of students as well as governing them. Tasks should be delegated well in order to ensure work balance and efficiency.~

By Junelie Anthony Velonta

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editorial

sillimaniansspeak Compiled by Gresheen Gift M. Libby

“Are you in favor of death penalty and lowering the age of criminal liability?”

“I am in opposition to death penalty. I believe it has no place in today’s modern world.

Our world today is built by reason and restraint, there is no place for this barbaric punishment to linger. We should focus on justice and the certainty of apprehension of these criminal acts. Lastly our justice system is still imperfect and therefore it does not have the right to condemn people to execution. I am against the discernment on lowering the age of criminal liability for it needs further research on it’s negative perspective and it is still subjected to further debate.”

Ronnie Rodeth B. Lerasan, Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology III “No. I am not in favor of death penalty but I am in favor of criminal liability to teenagers.

As to death penalty, I believe that if there’s something I can do, then I have to do it. I think we all deserve a second chance. Death may not be the immediate remedy for doing unlawful acts. Meanwhile, criminal liability might be appropriate so as not to abuse the privilege of minors not to be liable for unlawful acts. Using them as instruments have been prevalent and it’s quite alarming. Something must be done.”

Lyca D. Locario, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy III

Next Issue’s Question:

“What are your thoughts on the new membership policy transition that will be implemented next year by SUSG ComSO?” For your answers, just text the CIrculation Manager (09177013806).

Indicate your full name (with middle initial), course and year.

Editor-in-chief Angelica Mae D. Gomez Managing Editor Eric Gerard D. Ruiz News Editor Mary Abigail T. Go Feature Editor Andre Joshua T. Aniñon Business Manager Julliene E. Salboro Online Editor Jedidiah Jan L. Colinco Senior News Writer Stephanie Ria L. Colinco News Writers Ray Chen S. Bahinting, Julien Marie S. Piñero, Karah Jane B. Sarita Feature Writers Junelie Anthony Velonta, John Carlos A. Plata, Merell Lystra L. Recta Cartoonist Cyd Elneth Gia C. Maclachlan Circulation Manager Gresheen Gift M. Libby Office Manager Irah Stefan T. Diao Layout Artist Gloria Gem T. Lumayag Graphic Artist John Rey L. Villareal

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Kausaban batok sa Kalikopan Eugene E. Jamandron | Pagmatuto

Nindot kaayo lantawon ang pagsilang sa adlaw diin makapahamudlay sa atong matag adlaw nga buluhaton o tahas. Ilabina kung maayo ang panahon (tyempo), aduna’y lab-as nga hangin, lami ang pagkaon, ug malinawon nga palibot, mas mo abtik pa ang kalag ug kasingkasing kung nipukaw kanimo ang kanindot sa kalikopan. Kinsa gayud ang dili gusto niining mga nahisgutan sa unahan? Tinuod gayod nga usahay makalilisang ang mga balita nga maoy mosagubang sa imong kabuntagon nga makahatag usab og kausaban sa pangadlaw-adlaw nga buluhaton. Apan kinahanglan magpadayon gihapon kita sa pagkinabuhi. Kinahanglan gihapon natong buhaton ug angay tiwason ang mga tahas nga gihatag kanato.

Usaha’y dili gayod malikayan nga hatagan og pagtagad ang mga ginadili nga butang nga mao’y moguba sa laraw sa matag-adlaw nga kinabuhi. Aduna’y mga pagsulay nga unta dili maayong hunahunaon apan nagkinahanglan ug pagtagad ug kasulbaran. Ang kinabuhi sa siyudad, paspas gayud mo dalagan ang orasan, duol ra ang imong malantawan, alingasa ang mga sakyanan, nagkadaraiya ug kugi ang mga tawo sa palibot aron matapos ang mga tahas. Sukwahi ang kahimtang sa banikanhong (rural) kinabuhi. Masayon

ra ang mga buluhaton, lonlon nga pagkaon gayod ang anaa sa kapanguhaan, presko ang hangin ug lunhaw ang palibot.

Sa ngadto-ngadto matandi gayod sa usa ka pumapanaw ang kalahian sa duha ka lugar, Sa usa ka manunulat nga gustong ipadayag ang kalumong pagbati, tinud-anay gayod ang pagsibya sa maayong balita ngadto sa uban.

Naglantaw usab kini kung unsa ang kadangatan sa ugma damlag pinaagi sa paggiya, pagsulat o pagmatuto. Apan subo nga pamalandungon nga wala pa makamata ang uban sa unsay kadangatan sa kinabuhi tungod sa kahakog sa gahum dinhi sa siyudad o bisan didto sa rural.

Ang dakbayan sa Dumaguete naila nga “Motorcycle Capital of the Philippines” tungod nagkadaghan na ang motorsiklo ug sakyanan. Apan, wala masayod ang uban nga ang aso` (puti o itom) nga gipagawas sa sakyanan makadaot sa kinaiyahan. Maong nakatagamtam kita og climate change sama sa pagkaguba sa ozone layer, greenhouse gas.

Nagkutkot sa kabukiran ug suba ang uban aron ipadala sa laing dapit o nasod aron makatagamtam ug mahamugaway nga kahimtang hinungdan sa kalisod, apan wala sila nagsunod sa insaktong lakang nga gipatuman sa nasudnon ug lokal nga kagamhanan.

Naabusaran na ang kinaiyahan.

Makalilisang kaayo ang mga nahitabo didto sa Leyte pag-abot ni Yolanda, ang linog sa Bohol ug sa norte nga bahin sa atong isla sa mga niaging tuig. Ang kinaiyahan maoy tinubdan sa kinabuhi busa panalipdan gayod kini pinaagi sa pagsunod sa mga insakto nga lakang.

Adunay daghang campaign o rally batok sa pagkutkot ug nagkalain-laing matang sa pagguba sa kinaiyahan sa mga nilabay nga bulan ug katuigan.Hinaot nga nakapadasig kini sa pundok aron makatabang ug malamdagan ang katawhan.

Sa ngadto-ngadto nga pagbansaybansay alang sa kausaban sa kinaiyahan taas gayod ang panglantaw sa usa ka yanong pumapanaw ug manunulat mahitungod niining mga kausaban sa kinaiyahan. Pangandoy lamang niya nga ugma damlag, madasigon pa ang pagmata sa buntag, mupukaw pa ang presko nga hangin ug himsog ang palibot inubanan sa pagsidlak sa adlaw nga maoy maghatag og lalom nga panghunahuna ug paglaom sa usagusa. Nanghinaot nga ang kinabuhi sa siyudad ug rural makapadayon sa pagdalit ug luwas nga puyanan, masustansiya nga pagkaon ug malinawong pagpuyo alang sa tanan.

Hinaot na dili kita mahadlok!~

A conscientious response to the new Meditation Room Micah Stefan Dagaerag | Coram Deo

Entitled “Meditation Room Reinforces Inclusive Faith-Nurture”, a recent article in the Silliman website described a meditation room that had been put up in the campus as a “space where Sillimanians can deepen their relationship with the Creator in a solemn environment that nurtures their individual faith commitments.”

Immediately, I had concerns of conscience in the context of Silliman being a Christian university. When the article mentions that the meditation room is meant to reinforce inclusive faith-nurture, what does “inclusive” mean? If by “inclusive” it means we are kind and fair to everyone regardless of religion, it is not applicable to our institution.The university has never been known to tolerate discriminatory acts such as being refused of employment, given bad grades, or subjected to physical and verbal abuse simply by virtue of one’s religion.

Another important question is: does the meditation room being inclusive mean only?

If so, why are both a table and a chart of the Golden Rule bearing symbols of different religions? There is evidence to think that “inclusive”, as used in the article, is actually not derived from “inclusiveness” but from the highly technical theological word “inclusivism”, a philosophy that posits all religions and gods as equally true. Whether or not this reflects part of how the university currently views its Christian identity, it seems to be an appropriate time for a short piece on why, from a Christian perspective, all religions cannot be one and the same.

Of course, I cannot blame non-Christians if they believe in this theory of inclusivism.

However, for Christians, we cannot make that same claim and still serve Christ, because it was Jesus Himself who said in John 14:6, that He is “the way, the truth, and the life”, not “a way, a truth, and a life”. And if that was not clear enough, the next sentence goes on to quote Jesus Himself saying, “No one comes to the Father but by Me.” This may seem quite narrow-minded, but it was also Christ who said, “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” This quote from Jesus is from Matthew 7:13-14, right after the verse on the Golden Rule. And if this seems rather unpopular or out of vogue with the world, we are also comforted by Christ, who taught, “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adult-erous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels” (Mark 8:36-38).

I do not doubt that the intentions behind the meditation room were good and honest.

But Christians do not need to put up a room for it because we are already called to be good to all people regardless of religion as a natural response to how Christ has been so good to us. You do not have to buy into inclusivism in order to have good healthful friendships with people of different faith.

If the university collectively tolerates

this radical inclusivism, it will mark a great departure from its Christian roots and heritage. Steps like these echo stories of other schools which were once established with a strong sense of Christian mission and only found themselves a hundred years later disavowing the very Christ that inspired their inception, such as Harvard, Princeton, or Yale.

But in Christ, and in His Word, we find the saving truth of the Gospel. This Gospel contains what God has done to forgive sins and bring us out from darkness into light, from blindness into sight, and from death into life. Inclusivism, because it attacks the validity and reality of Christ, obfuscates and obscures the purity and clarity of His Word, hindering others from the truth that will set them free. Hence, I do a greater service to my non-Christian neighbors when I do not shy away from the truth that saves me because it also saves them.

If our approach to Christianity is more academic or philosophical, then things like inclusivism could make sense. But if we are Christians because of the reality of Christ who actually died and rose again to save us from our sins, inclusivism is not a position we can hold with a grain of authenticity or honesty. If everything is true, ultimately nothing is true. Over our souls and over this university, Christ is Lord of all, or not at all. *The writer is a graduate of Silliman University College of Law,a former senior debater of the Silliman University Debate Society, as well as a former Features Editor, Senior Writer, and Columnist of the Weekly Sillimanian.~

tarting from a case filed on January 22, 2013, until its final jurisdiction through the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) last July 12, 2016, the whole world sat on the edge of their seats witnessing the changing legal and geographical landscape of the South China Sea. These few years were intense. Supports were given by states and by people, so were claims. Tensions both subtle and obvious rose between countries all around the world.

Finally, the PCA ruled that the Philippines could keep what it claims, but what does it mean?

This ruling could mean unrestricted and unthreatened fishing for Filipinos as well as unthreatened exploration for resources. However, according to National Geographic, much of the reefs have been severely damaged and are considered “dead.” This was through the excessive giant clam poaching and island building done for the past years. Just last December, a BBC crew caught

such action on film, and many reports including those of John McManus, a marine biologist at the University of Miami, reveal that this has caused much damage to the resources and ecosystems found in the area.

The ruling could also mean increased tensions between the countries and their allies claiming territory within the area. Not only is the zone of the South China Sea possibly rich in many resources, but according to CNN, it also sees about $5 trillion worth in sea trade pass through it each year.

The conflict does not only mean the Philippines against China, though, as there are many claimants to certain parts of the area, including Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Countries like Japan and USA have voiced their support for the Philippines, and have put pressure in implementing the rulings of the PCA. Though this could be potentially good, some consider it as part of a greater conspiracy.

Although considered to be more negative than positive, there is no real option for many countries

N0 Excuses

By John Carlos Plata and Merell Lystra Recta

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sa Ginoo. Whatever happens, happens, kay naa ra gyud koy purpose [in] life.”

The condition that Saad had acquired didn’t stop him from living a happy life.

A Sillimanian since elementary years, he found a welcoming community in this institution that accepted him

All men are created equal.” First coined in the United States Declaration of Independence, this statement has long been honored in our society. However, one might ask: Why are there people with deformed or missing parts? People who can’t see, hear, talk or move?

Questions like these may lead to discrimination that Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) often fear, if not suffer from.

According to the World Health Organization, “Overcoming the difficulties faced by people with disabilities requires interventions to remove environmental and social barriers.” What interventions should be done to remove these “barriers”?

As we celebrate the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, people must know the answer.

Crismario “Cris” Saad is a civil engineering student in Silliman University. At birth, he had acquired a congenital anomaly that caused his hands to become deformed. Photo from https://www.pinterest.com/DamnTheseBoots/ Because of this, he experiences nick-vujicici-my-inspiration/; difficulties in performing certain activities like playing wholeheartedly. With help from his instruments and engaging in sports. family and friends, he was able to Saad said that he shies away from overcome his personal insecurities. interacting with large crowds fearing “Dako kaayog support ang akong that people might judge him based family and friends to live life ra gyud on his appearance. He also wonders despite the circumstances, and also about how he would be able to get a ni God pud kay dapat naa pud koy job and build a family in the future. himuon diri. Dili always na ako muy Despite of his worries, Cris strives to tabangan so ako puy mutabang sa uban.” remain optimistic. “Musalig ra gyud ko Saad calls out to people who are

to declare armed conflict on this situation. Our own incumbent president is against it and is very much open to talks, according to CNN Philippines. Senator Ping Lacson proposed, in a public interview, that we could opt for the help of the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces so as not to escalate the friction between many countries. We cannot predict as to where this affair will conclude, or how. Only time will tell.~

Photos from https://amti.csis.org/arbitration-map/ experiencing the same struggles he does. He believes that no matter what their disabilities in life are,they are made equal just like every human being in the world. He advised that even with their circumstances, they are not inferior to “normal” people; they have their own differences that make them special.

“We have to embrace our differences because [those are what] makes us unique. [ Just because] naa kay disability, [doesn’t mean] dili ka maka-live life like other ‘normal’ people. Dapat mas ma-inspire pud ka [to] work harder and also to inspire others na makaya gyud nimo,” Saad said.

What our society calls “disabilities” may be burdens, but they should certainly not be restraints. They should not be reasons to prevent a person from living an ideal life, nor should they be borders that separate people from one another. Instead, they should be treated as challenges for the PWDs to show to the world what they can do.

“Kitang tanan, we’re all the same pero not quite ‘the same’ because we have certain strengths and weaknesses [of our own]. Dapat dili ta mu-limit sa atong self kay, for example, naa kay disability, that doesn’t mean you can’t do what other people can do. You can also do it if you work hard and if you motivate yourself,” Saad said.

In the words of Nick Vujicic, a motivational speaker who is himself a PWD, “The challenges in our lives are there to strengthen our convictions. They are not there to run us over.” People like Cris who face these struggles every day, yet are strong enough to retain a positive outlook on life, deserve recognition, respect and most of all, support. It is society’s care, understanding and inclusion of PWDs which breaks the barriers.~

Hallway Hero or Hallway Villain?

By Andre Joshua T. Aniñon

W

e’ve all seen it—it stands as an extra in numerous scenes of movies and television shows. As the camera pans through the halls of a fictional high school, the lens captures the light it gives off behind its glass, together with the many packs of chips and biscuits hung in its metal branches.

This school year, Silliman University welcomed this little extra to the cast, and was given the role to be the little hallway snack port around campus. This new friend of ours, is the snack vending machine.

A convenient metal box, the snack vending machine serves as a stop-over to students whose stomachs grumble for a little snack—but are far from the grasp of kiosks, or are in the middle of walking to their next class. No time to order a Daily Student Meal? No time to head to Oriental Hall? The vending machine is there to save the day. As students meet with their hallway friend, a variety of food choices is right at their disposal— all they need are a couple of coins.

However, much like students and friends, the hallway superhero has its flaws.

Lining most of the vending machine’s metal branches are nests of junk food— and various Health classes have already engraved into our minds what these are capable of. Containing bouts of calories but little nutritional value, there is no denying that these addictive packs of chips are dangerous to our health.

According to WebMD, junk food

has low satiation value, causing an individual to yearn for more chips even if a thick layer of crumbs already stick to their fingertips. One never feels full even though they have eaten a lot, leading to overeating and in the long run, obesity and heart diseases. But that is not all that this type of food can do.

A survey also showed that in women, the risk of acquiring polycystic ovarian syndrome increases with consistent junk food consumption. A study in China also linked an increase in breast cancer rates in the country with that of junk food consumption.

In many products classified as junk food, one can find alloxen, a by-product of bleaching white flour. In healthy animals, it destroys cells produced by the pancreas, causing diabetes. Craving something unhealthy? Might as well consume the glue used in envelopes and postage stamps—dextrin,the component found in this glue, is also found in some junk food. Our many Health classes were not joking with their warnings.

However, due to its inexpensiveness and availability, there’s no denying that completely throwing away junk food would only happen if the planets align.

And due to the convenience a vending machine provides, the planets will only distance themselves farther way.

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YES, THEY CAN. These inspiring people, despite their disabilities, manage to get out of their comfort zones and achieve extraordinary feats in life.

Andy Villaruel Dumaguete City, Philippines Though born without hands and forearms, he doesn’t let his disability stop him from becoming an artist. He makes miniature pedicab souvenirs for a living.

Stephen Wiltshire London, United Kingdom In spite of being diagnosed with autism, he became famous on the internet after drawing from memory an 18-foot long picture of the New York skyline after observing it for only 20 minutes.

Baxter Humby Winnipeg, Canada Known as “The One Armed Bandit” in his kickboxing career, he is the only kickboxer in the world to win world championships with just one hand.

Haben Girma California, USA She never gave up on her advocacy to prove that even PWDs can become lawyers.

She is the first ever deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School.

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“What applies to one applies to everybody. Therefore, it [price adjustment] also applies to the acquaintance parties of the students in order to be fair to everyone in the university,” Salcedo said.

Andree Arrieta, governor of the College of Engineering and Design, said the price decrease is unnecessary because Php100 is reasonable.

“It’s not the money of the [administration], but the money of the students,” Arrieta said.

However, Salcedo said the adjustment is not far from the previous budget and that it is a way to help parents and students manage their funds.

“With limited resources to NAMCYA winners..

STUDYING allocate to units and departments, the university still has…facilities to maintain and teachers to pay, among others,” Salcedo said.

Aside from the food budget decrease, the university is allocating its resources across all university units and departments to cut back on expenses.

These resources also include teachers.

According to Sillero, almost all faculty members of the senior high are from the university faculty.

“Every faculty is considered a university faculty not just of the… college or department. So, if one unit of the university needs the service of the faculty, then they will need to accept,” Sillero added.~

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di nila naiintindihan yung lyrics.”

When asked what they could advice to those aspiring to be musical prodigies like them, Mallorca said, “Siguro in a way, ma-obsess ka sa ginagawa mo. It’s easy to access the internet, tapos kung sabayan pa ng teacher, magiging magaling ka talaga.”

“Kung gusto mo ang isang bagay, laging may paraan. Dapat rin may commitment ka,” Lim added.

Riccio also encouraged other

artists not to be afraid of switching to other genre, “Kung ako nga na nagsimula sa POP and R&B, nakaya ko mag classical so kaya rin nila.”

The next event to be offered by the SUCAC will be Enzo Medel, pianist and NAMCYA 2009 first prize winner, on July 30.

The show aimed to inspire people to further engage in creative endeavors and hone their talents to gain excellence.~

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It is part of the corruption prevention and education function of the Office of the Ombudsman.

During the CIC orientation program in Dumaguete, various school organizations from Silliman University and NORSU were accredited to be official CIC organizations.~

Gay Pride March to be in Dumaguete

By Christian Renz Torres

THE ILLUMINATES OF THE SPECTRA (ISPEC) is organizing a pride parade this July 23 with the theme, “An Illumination of Love.”

“We want to show to the community who we are and promote our visibility,” organizer and president of ISPEC Karla Rosales said. “We are the people they work with, the classmates they have in school, their friends, [and] their family.” The senior nursing Silliman student said that the organization also wants to send a message that the LGBT community can organize as one and support each other.

According to Metro Manila Pride, the official convener of the annual community-driven Metro Manila Pride, the pride march tackles gay rights as a civil rights issue and serves as a platform for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community to call for acceptance and to promote equal rights.

According to Rosales, the parade is a great way for ISPEC to connect with LGBT groups around the region—such as Cebu and other municipalities in Negros Oriental—as well as larger formal

organizations such as LGBT activist group Rainbow Rights Philippines.

She has confirmed that LGBT organization Gays and Lesbians United will participate, as well as the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines, Foundation University, and Negros Oriental State University.

According to ISPEC member and co-organizer Steve Sanchez, the parade is open to non-Sillimanians; “to anyone and everyone who wishes to celebrate love, community, and pride.” For those who wish to participate, Rosales said that organizations should bring banners, flags, pride signs and posters, as well as prepare a gimmick to showcase when the participating organization will be called out during the program.

Rosales said that she hopes the parade will become an annual event. “The purpose of this all was to unify people in solidarity with the LGBT community and with each other,” she said.

The event will start at Ninoy Aquino Memorial Freedom Park and will end at Quezon Park from 1pm to 4pm.

ISPEC is the first LGBTstraight alliance organization to be recognized by Silliman University.~

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Marcos propaganda read through kitsch

By Karah Jane B. Sarita

THE EDILBERTO AND EDITH TIEMPO CREATIVE WRITING CENTER in collaboration with the English and Literature Department, hosted a talk on “Fascinating Fascism: On Kitsch and Propaganda during the Martial Law Era” last July 18 at the American Studies Resource Center.

The lecture, delivered by Nerissa Balce, associate professor of the State University of New York, is part of the Community Outreach Program of the Creative Writing Center bringing literature and criticisms in the community.

Balce argues that the open wound of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans is the trauma of Martial Law that witnessed the migration of Filipino activists in the United States and the exportation of Filipino migrant labor around the world.

“Given the impact of Martial Law on the Filipino and the Filipino-American imagination, my presentation today is the reading of Marcos propaganda through kitsch,” Balce said.

Kitsch refers to “bad imitations” or copies of artistic images and objects that are showy and sentimental in nature.

According to Balce, kitsch’s relationship to political culture, in particular to fascism, delivered a highly constructed innocence that is meant to encourage pathos and sympathy.

Balce related kitsch in some images of the Marcoses whom, according to her, were very conscious and aware of the impact of media and photography and had a battery of very special photographers that would take photographs of the first lady and the children in perfect light.

“Rather than the good, the beauty

and the beautiful, Marcos’ kitsch, as we see it, is artifice or artificiality, it is manipulation, the manipulation of truth, the manipulation of facts and the production of docility,” Balce said.

“So these objects tried to create a generation of young people to be docile, to be afraid of the Marcos’, to be respectful of the Marcos’, to be submissive.”

Balce emphasized how fascism was fascinating and seductive as an ideology or as a belief system because of its promise of bringing a new future to the nation of violent and necessary cleansing of the corrupt old ways of the status quo that was personified by the elites.

“Rather than thinking [of ] the regime of Marcos as a regime of beauty, I’d want us to think about how it’s also a regime of blood – the blood of tens of thousands of activist who were killed during the Marcos’ regime,” she stressed.~

see from the sky. This eventually attracted actual planes of tourists and anthropologists bringing cargo.

Moosgard’s interest in cargo cults started when he read about it in 2005.

Since then he has created a number of art pieces; a Segway made up of branches and twigs, a McDonald’s hat made out of McFries containers, and iPhones and Xboxes carved from wood. “Art is basically copying things,” he said. “If you remove the function of a gadget, it becomes art.”

He makes his art with cheap, easyto-find things such as wood, branches, sticks, leaves, and even shopping bags.

“It’s a very nice work flow,” he said.

“You immediately see your results.

It’s like a 3D sketch in a room!”

Moosgaard later stressed that making cargo cult art is like magic.

He carves a phone made out of wood, exhibits it as art, waits for someone to buy it, and buys a real phone from the money he got.

As for his advice to fine arts students and artists, “Be creative, be original, be an individual!”

Moosgard’s artist talk is a part of his residency with The Unifiedfield Nomadic Artist-In-Residence Program in the Philippines, where he will go to Siquijor, Bohol, and Davao to conduct more similar artist talks.~

Viennese artist holds talk for Sillimanians

By Gresheen Gift M. Libby

A VIENNESE ARTIST held a talk about art and cargo cults with Sillimanians in the second floor of Silliman Hall last July 19.

Peter Moosgaard, a media and digital artist from Vienna, Austria, had a small intimate discussion with students and art enthusiasts as he talked about cargo cults and his art pieces related to it.

Cargo cults started after the World War II, when aboriginal tribes would make mock-ups of airplanes in hopes of summoning the “godlike” planes they would occasionally

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